The development and promotion of photovoltaic power generation technology is one of the key solutions to achieve carbon neutrality， but the efficiency of conventional photovoltaic cells decreases with rising temperature. Thus， taking measures to reduce its temperature becomes a hot issue in the photovoltaic field， among which heat pipe with a simple structure， high heat transfer efficiency， strong plasticity， and passive operation has received attention in recent years. However， the research status of heat pipes in photovoltaic cooling has yet to be analyzed and summarized. Therefore， the field is discussed in depth from the perspective of different heat pipe types， covering heat pipes and various cooling modes coupled with sky radiant cooling， phase change energy storage， thermoelectric cooling， and nanotechnology in this review paper. Combined with the development status of photovoltaic cooling technology based on heat pipes， the system performance， economic， and environmental benefits are discussed to prospect the research direction in this field. Based on the existing research， it is found that heat pipe cooling is an environmentally friendly and economically feasible method of photovoltaic cooling， which can effectively reduce the temperature of photovoltaic， improve its temperature uniformity， and realize the scientific collaborative utilization of solar energy and other clean energy under the technical coupling to improve its power generation performance or realize refrigeration， storage， and other additional functions. Its development and application will contribute to the cause of energy saving and emission reduction.